Carson Palmer coming for first visit since his acrimonious exit

7:20 AM,
Nov. 22, 2012

Oakland quarterback Carson Palmer returns to Cincinnati on Sunday.

Written by

Joe Reedy
| The Cincinnati Enquirer

Less than 24 hours after the Bengals beat the Chiefs, everyone was already looking at this week's opponent. Then again, many have been looking forward to this game since the schedule was released in April, since it is Carson Palmer's return to Cincinnati.

Quarterback Andy Dalton and head coach Marvin Lewis got an early jump on some of the questions on Monday. Lewis pointed out during a team meeting that 28 of the players on the current 53-man roster weren't here when Palmer was.

"There's no reason for them to answer questions. That tells you how quickly things change in the NFL," Lewis said. "Now ...